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Jennifer de Beer et al., J Nurs Care 2018, Volume: 7 DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C2-067

20th Global Nursing Education Conference

March 21-23, 2018 | New York, USA
Exploring the effect of trauma care simulation on undergraduate critical ca
of nursing, in Jeddah: an intervention study
Jennifer de Beer, Seham Elgamal and Dalia Sunari
 King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi A

Background: Patient safety has become a priority and pre-requisite for the provision for effective
ensure patient safety as this method allows for the attainment of skills and promotes the transferen

Method: A pretest posttest research design was used. 34 Female critical care students were conven
Jeddah, at the King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences. Data collection occurred
which included administering the KIDSIM Attitudes Questionnaire; second phase was the simulati
third phase was administering the KIDSIM Attitudes Questionnaire and Simulation Design Scale.

Results: The majority of the students have positive attitudes in both pre-and post-simulation practi
Mean+SD 4.3+0.6 pre-and 4.4+0.5 post) with no significant difference between pre-and post-simu
students were able to able to care for a trauma patient with hypovolemic shock. Student’s feedback
majority of students provided positive feedback regarding the simulation session attended.

Discussion: One of the significant finding related to leadership provided during simulation was to a
are distracting. In addition, the results of this study revealed that within a team context, the roles o
important for good team functioning as the role of the leader.

Limitations & Recommendations: Limitations include space triangulation with a small sample si
qualitative studies to address the phenenomon at hand especially within a Saudi Arabian context.

Biography
Jennifer de Beer is a critical care nurse who has worked within the critical care area 10 years. She has branched out into nursing e
She is currently working as an Assistant Professor at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, where she teaches

Notes:
Journal of Nursing & Care
Global Nursing Education 2018 Volume 7
ISSN: 2167-1168

March 21-23, 2018

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